RHINOS TO HOLD CLINIC AT TSE TONIGHT

Rhinos
coaches Laurie Calloway and Willie Fitzpatrick along with Rhinos
players Scott Vallow, Matthew Delicate, Jason Perry, and T-Bone Bonseu
will be a part of a free clinic at The Total Sports Experience on
Elmgrove Rd in Gates this evening from 6pm until 8pm.

Also,
Rhinos Executive Vice President Matthew Ford will be there to talk
about what's going on this offseason with regards to player moves and
the ongoing work at PAETEC Park.

DC
United's first big addition during the offseason was unveiled yesterday
as the club announced that they have signed Brazlian forward Luciano
Emilio on a free transfer from Honduran club CD Olimpio.

After DC
United traded away Freddy Adu and Alecko Eskandarian, they hinted that
they were looking at adding some more South American flavor to the club
given the $600,000 in budget space that those moves created. The first
step was adding Emilio who is expected to start up top next to Jamie
Moreno and be a dynamic offensive force in MLS.

DC United has
also been linked with another Brazilian in right outside midfielder Ruy
who is currently playing for Botafogo in Brazil.

While Emilio and
Ruy won't provide the media buzz that the David Beckham signing has, it
will be interesting to see how big of an on the field impact the two
additions will have for a club that always has high expectations
entering the MLS season.

The
Beckham signing could have a ripple effect on Landon Donovan. The first
question will be who will wear the captain's armband in LA. Last
evening on Fox Soccer Channel's Fox Football Fone-In, LA Head Coach
Frank Yallop said that he expects Donovan to remain as the Galaxy
captain as he couldn't see making that change when Beckham joins LA
mid-season in 2007. However, he did leave the door open to a potential
change based on how the two players feel about the situation.

The
other issue will be in 2008 when Donovan will count as a Designated
Player. LA GM Alexi Lalas will need to work a deal to acquire a second
Designated Player slot. However, the price for such a move has been set
pretty high with Chivas USA receiving former MLS MVP Amado Guevara from
New York for their Designated Player slot. Donovan wasn't keen on the
idea that he will be traded away from the Galaxy, so it will be
interesting to see how that situation plays itself out as well.

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